HALLO! So many of you have read this story many times over due to it's constant updates...but hey I'm a hopeless perfectionist, what can I say. But this story is about Haru, my character, and how his life in pre-shippuden went. Now even though the pairing is Gaara and Haru, nothing serious happens in pre-shippuden due to Gaara's look-at-me-you-die phase, and even after Therapy no Jutsu, it's still pretty impossible. So! The love's only one-sided for now thanks to Haru being hopelessly gay for redheads. So, I hope you come to enjoy this story!

The moon was going to be full on this fateful night.

The Yuki Clan, known and feared by their powerful Kekkei Genkai, was going to be erased from the Earth. Few in the clan were gifted with the Kekkei Genkai, but it was more of a curse with the price that came with the "gift". Whoever possessed the power, if they were exposed, were killed on the spot. Haku, one of the clans children who was gifted, was exposed, along with his cousins father. Both families were to be killed, but...

His cousin was yet to be born.

And it was this fateful night he was due.

With such timing, Haru would be certain to be slain with his parents...but they had a plan. The mother, Yoko, was not of Yuki blood. She held the surname of Okamichi. With that name, came a great ability. Like the three great summons controlled by the three great Sanin, there was another summon that was more secluded: the wolf. Like any wolfs natural born nature, they are seclusive beings, not comfortable with the presence of humans, but the Okamichi family had earned their trust many years ago. Yoko, on the verge of birthing Haru and with the help of her husband, summoned the alpha wolf, Fuyumaru.

Fuyumaru was a wolf many times larger then any horse, and bared a gleaming grey coat with many hues. His eyes were an ebony black, and his fur was silken.

"You summoned me...you are in danger." He said with a low, wise voice. "Please Fuyumaru...our son...he's going to die if you don't help us, please!" The father panicked. Not only were their own lives at stake, but so was Haru's, at a greater level. His chakra level was diminishing, and he would soon die if his chakra was not replenished. Fuyumaru stared down to Yoko who heaved her breath with strain.

She was hurting.

His eyes narrowed as he sat next to the futon, gently placing a large paw onto her belly. "I have to tie our chakras. It's the only way I know how to save him, permanently. He may suffer side effects, but he will live off of me generating half of his chakra for him. I take chakra from nature, so it will not harm me...are you willing to let me help him?"

Yoko looked into the wolf's dark eyes with her own ebony ones. Her eyes teared. "...Save my son..."

Closing his eyes, Fuyumaru concentrated his chakra down to his paw, and onto her belly, seeping down to Haru.

"...Shingetsu Seal!" He suddenly snarled, chakra streams pouring from his paw, marking Yoko's stomach with seal marks. As soon as he did so, she went into labor...

It was a panicked and stressful time, but eventually, Haru was born. Originally supposed to bare brown hair and eyes, he now had hair resembling Fuyumaru's fur, ebony eyes, and wolf ears and tail. The side effects of the seal were definitely present, but...nothing stopped Yoko from adoring her son. His father smiled ever so happily, as did Fuyumaru.

...But the joy was short lived. Fuyumaru stood, and growled. "...They're coming." His pupils dilated as he heard the Ninja near their household. "...Yoko, my love...there's no time left, you must take Haru and leave with Fuyumaru so that you can live." The father laid close to his wife, caressing her cheek, and then Haru's. "Love...I can't...I can't leave you." She said with tears in her eyes, reaching out to him. "...You must...I will stay and hold them off as long as possible, but you must go...I love you both with all of my heart and soul." He said, holding her hand and kissing her temple softly before kissing Haru's as well, standing up. "Fuyumaru." He said with a low voice, the wolf turning to him with full attention. "...Protect my wife and son...that is my dying wish." He said as he walked towards the exit of the room. "...With my life." Fuyumaru replied.

The father left the room, Yoko quickly beginning to call out for him. "Yoko there's no time, we must leave! For Haru's sake...we must go!" Fuyumaru said with a stern but quiet voice. She hesitated...but then quickly got out of the bed, changing her clothing and wrapping herself into a blanket. She carefully wrapped Haru as well before climbing onto Fuyumaru's back as he knelt for her.

"I will protect you with my life..." The wolf repeated under his breath as he heard the Ninja burst into the house in the other room. He swiftly broke through the backsides door before running away through the snow, and into the woods. Yoko clung tightly to his fur, holding Haru close.

Their home destroyed...their clan now slaughtered...

Haru was born into a cruel world.

A world of fight. Keep fighting. And never stop fighting.

A world...of Ninja.

...And this is how it happened when Haru was born. Man...that's tough. But hey I'm pretty sure a Naruto character isn't much without a tragic backstory. Hope you all enjoyed this, because there's going to be much more...much more. But please review! Fav and follow n shit